Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies
if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the
same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average
within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research
topics.
Design and analysis of randomized clinical trials requiring prolonged observation of each patient. II. Analysis and examples
19777.4k citationsRichard Peto et al.British Journal of Cancerprofile →
Mortality in relation to smoking: 40 years' observations on male British doctors
19943.9k citationsRichard Doll, Richard Peto et al.BMJprofile →
Effects of radiotherapy and of differences in the extent of surgery for early breast cancer on local recurrence and 15-year survival: an overview of the randomised trials
20053.8k citationsRory Collins, Sarah C. Darby et al.The Lancetprofile →
Blood pressure, stroke, and coronary heart disease
19903.4k citationsRory Collins, Richard Peto et al.The Lancetprofile →
The Causes of Cancer: Quantitative Estimates of Avoidable Risks of Cancer in the United States Today
19812.9k citationsRichard Doll, Richard Petoprofile →
The Causes of Cancer: Quantitative Estimates of Avoidable Risks of Cancer in the United States Today
Mortality in relation to smoking: 20 years' observations on male British doctors.
1976972 citationsRichard Doll, Richard Petoprofile →
Alcohol Consumption and Mortality among Middle-Aged and Elderly U.S. Adults
1997966 citationsRichard Peto, Richard Doll et al.New England Journal of Medicineprofile →
Chronic infections and coronary heart disease: is there a link?
1997937 citationsRory Collins, Richard Peto et al.The Lancetprofile →
Mortality in relation to consumption of alcohol: 13 years' observations on male British doctors
1994928 citationsRichard Doll, Richard Peto et al.BMJprofile →
Randomised trial of prophylactic daily aspirin in British male doctors
1988795 citationsRichard Peto, R Collins et al.BMJprofile →
Long-term mortality from heart disease and lung cancer after radiotherapy for early breast cancer: prospective cohort study of about 300 000 women in US SEER cancer registries
2005784 citationsSarah C. Darby, Paul McGale et al.profile →
This map shows the geographic impact of Richard Peto's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Richard Peto with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Richard Peto more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Richard Peto. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Richard Peto. The network helps show where Richard Peto may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard Peto
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Richard Peto.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Richard Peto based on the total number of
citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges
represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together.
Node borders
signify the number of papers an author published with Richard Peto. Richard Peto is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Collins, Rory, Louise Bowman, Martin Landray, & Richard Peto. (2020). The Magic of Randomization versus the Myth of Real-World Evidence. New England Journal of Medicine. 382(7). 674–678.260 indexed citations breakdown →
Holmes, Michael V., Iona Y. Millwood, Christiana Kartsonaki, et al.. (2018). Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Metabolites and Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Stroke. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 71(6). 620–632.329 indexed citations breakdown →
Darby, Sarah C., Paul McGale, & Richard Peto. (2004). Mortality from cardiovascular disease after radiotherapy for breast cancer in 298,885 women registered in the SEER cancer registries. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 88.2 indexed citations
12.
Thun, M. J., et al.. (1998). Alcohol consumption and mortality in US adults - Reply. New England Journal of Medicine. 338. 1385–1385.1 indexed citations
13.
Youngman, Linda, et al.. (1993). PROBLEMS WITH MAILED BLOOD IN LARGE-SCALE EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES AND METHODS OF CORRECTION. The FASEB Journal. 7.12 indexed citations
14.
Hennekens, C H, J. E. Buring, Peter Sandercock, et al.. (1990). Aspirin use and chronic diseases. BMJ. 300(6717). 117.2–118.3 indexed citations
15.
Candelise, L., Riccardo Colombo, Mario Rango, et al.. (1988). Haemodilution in acute stroke: Results of the Italian haemodilution trial. The Lancet. 1(8581). 318–321.170 indexed citations
16.
Peto, Richard, Salim Yusuf, & Ruth Collins. (1985). CHOLESTEROL-LOWERING TRIAL RESULTS IN THEIR EPIDEMIOLOGIC CONTEXT. Circulation. 72. 451–451.66 indexed citations
17.
Peto, Richard. (1984). TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASE. The New Scientist. 102. 48–49.2 indexed citations
18.
Collins, Ronald L., Salim Yusuf, & Richard Peto. (1984). EXERCISE AFTER MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION REDUCES MORTALITY - EVIDENCE FROM RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS (RCTS). Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 3. 622–622.20 indexed citations
19.
Peto, Richard. (1983). THE MARKED DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CAROTENOIDS AND RETINOIDS - METHODOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR BIOCHEMICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 2. 327–340.44 indexed citations
20.
Trowell, J, Richard Peto, & A. Crampton Smith. (1975). Controlled trial of repeated halothane anaesthetics in patients with carcinoma of the uterine cervix treated with radium.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 1(7911). 821–4.62 indexed citations
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